WHERE THE WINNING OF THE WEST BEGAN
AGRICULTURE ALONG LOW OHIO BANKS REMAINS PRECARIOUS
In the 1913 flood, water submerged this farm and rose to the level from which the photograph
was taken. The river plays weird tricks. If its rise and fall are gradual, the land is enriched by
deposited silt; but if the current is swift, the productive soil is carried away.
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TOYMAKERS CAJOLE RUBBER INTO FROLICSOME MOOD
Automobile tires are far from being the only product of the rubber plants at Akron. One company
manufactures 32,000 different kinds of articles, ranging from elastic bands to dirigible balloons.